Understanding plant residue decomposition in shrubland ecosystem

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using local informant data and boat-based surveys to improve knowledge on the status of the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The analysis of genome stability maintenance mechanisms in human cancer cells and stem cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Ecology of Fibrobacter spp. in cellulose-degrading microbial communities

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genome-wide analysis of topoisomerase removal after campothecin treatment in the context of replication and transcription

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Variation in seed ecophysiology and temperature requirements for germination in Pinus Sylvestris

Supervisor: Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing agricultural grass production using novel bio-inoculants

Supervisor: Williams, A. (Supervisor) & Withers, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) on tomato: evaluation of pathogen population structure in Britain and development of resistant tomato cultivars for growing outdoors

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the composition and concentration of low molecular weight dissolved organic carbon in Arctic tundra soils

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of nucleotide excision repair factors and the Mre11 nuclease in nucleoside analogue sensitivity

Supervisor: Fleck, O. (Supervisor) & Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conjugated Polymers Based on 4-Substituted Fluorenes and Fluorenones

Supervisor: Perepichka, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conservation of Mangifera sylvatica: a Wild Fruit Species for Health and Livelihoods

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Defining a High Throughput Sequencing identification framework for freshwater ecosystem biomonitoring

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Deforestation in Jefara Plain, Libya: Socio-economic and Policy Drivers (Algarabulli District case study)

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Factors affecting variation in forest community characteristics and leaf-litter decomposition in tropical montane forest of Chiapas, Mexico: a functional ecology approach

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor) & Finegan, B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Forestry policy: hindsight, forethought and foresight

Supervisor: Price, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Genomic analysis of bacterial species associated with Acute Oak Decline

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor) & Golyshin, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Hydrophilic Copolymers from Multi-Vinyl Monomers via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerisation for Hydrogel Applications

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impact of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Watershed Hydrology in the Mara River Basin, East Africa

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Patil, S. (Supervisor), Feger, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Julich, S. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Impacts of Community Forest Management and strictly protected areas on deforestation and human well-being in Madagascar

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor) & Smith-Hall, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving the estimation of local welfare costs of conservation in low-income countries using choice experiments: Empirical evidence from Madagascar

Supervisor: Hockley, N. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Larsen, H. O. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating fitness consequences of hybridisation between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon

Supervisor: Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Creer, S. (Supervisor), Glover, K. (External person) (Supervisor) & Taylor, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Mitigating greenhouse gases emission from cattle slurry: An approach for small-medium scale farms

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Phosphorus Speciation in Soil and Plants.

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Pterosins and Pterosides in Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn)

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Real-world solutions for improving estimates of land-atmosphere exchanges in heterogeneous landscapes

Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor) & Gibbons, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Roads in the rainforests: Legacy of selective logging in Central Africa. : Evaluating the temporal and spatial dynamics of logging road networks.

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Gourlet-Fleury, S. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sist, P. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Screening for Novel Brain Tumour Initiation Mechanisms at Single Cell Resolution

Supervisor: Bossing, T. (Supervisor) & Barros, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Secondary Succession in Tropical Dry Forests: Drivers and Mechanisms of Forest Regeneration

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on the Processing and Stabilisation of Chromophores

Supervisor: Hollyman, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis, characterization and computational studies of Boron-Oxygen compounds

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Chemistry and Ecology of British Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Human DNA damage sensor RAD9B affects CHK2-T68 Phosphorylation, p21 stability and cell survival in G1

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Rad9.M50 Variant of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Rad9 Regulates the MAP Kinase pathway in the Response to Heat Stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Synthesis of Biologically Active Guanidines

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The medical biomarker and oncogenic potential of the human cancer- and stem/germ cell-specific gene TDRD12

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The potential for wheat roots in phytoremediation of phenolic compounds

Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of extensin cell wall proteins in the resistance of potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Desiree) to pathogen attack

Supervisor: Shirsat, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The winds of change? : A comparative study of community energy developments in Scotland and Wales

Supervisor: Griffiths, G. (Supervisor), McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Parkhill, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Understanding the impacts of changing soil temperature, water irrigation source and fertiliser types on C and N cycling in arid soils

Supervisor: Roberts, P. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Using high-throughput sequencing to investigate microbial mechanisms underlying drought-driven carbon release from peatlands

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Endophytic fungi in Elms:implications for the integrated management of Dutch Elm Disease

Supervisor: Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Water dynamics and use in coffee shaded with Tabebula rosea Bertol and Simarouba glauca D.C. compared to full sun coffee in sub optimal environmental condition for coffee cultivation

Supervisor: Brook, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Novel Assessment of the Temporal and Abiotic Factors Influencing Environmental DNA Derived from Freshwater Biofilms

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Novel roles of the Canadian clock protein neuronal PAS domain protein 2 (NPAS2) in the response to oxidative and heat stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Physical and bioeconomic analysis of ecosystem services from a silvopasture system

Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Rayment, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Evolution of Defensive Strategies in Cobras

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The toxins that time forgot: Characterisation of marine toxins with emphasis on the neglected status of marine toxinology.

Supervisor: Mulley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Towards an increasing honey production in Northern Uganda : a multi-perspective approach

Supervisor: Smagghe, G. (External person) (Supervisor) & Cross, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Analysis of human germ lines genes for clinical applications

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Approaches to the synthesis of guanidine containing natural products

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Biotic and abiotic control of microbial community structure and activity in forest soils

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Cobalt(III), Copper(II), and Nickel(II) coordination compounds as cations in Polyborate Chemistry

Supervisor: Beckett, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Enhancing carbon sequestration in peatlands using exogenous phenolic inhibitors

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor), Jones, T. (Supervisor), Dunn, C. (Supervisor) & Gough, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Functional characterisation of SPO11 in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Greenhouse gas flux response to restoration management in UK lowland peatlands

Supervisor: Evans, C. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and characterisation of novel cancer testis antigens in human cancer cells

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Incorporation of trees in smallholder land use systems: Farm characteristics, rates of return and policy issues influencing farmer adoption

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor), Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sunderland, T. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Increasing ecological realism in conservation network design: a case study in Belize and an evaluation of global satellite telemetry for connectivity research

Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor) & Balkenhol, N. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Malaria parasites: Oral and Nasal inoculation of mice with iRBC’s & development of P. falciparum mutants with the CRISPR/cas9 system

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Roles of the Circadian Clock Protein Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 2 (NPAS2) in the Response to Oxidative andHeat Stress

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Novel Variants of the DNA Damage Checkpoint Protein Cds1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems as Sources of Phosphorus and other Pollutants in Rural Catchments: Characteristics and Tracing Approaches

Supervisor: Withers, P. (Supervisor) & Stutter, M. I. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oral and nasal infectivity and immunogenicity of Plasmodium berghei and yoelii sporozoites and longevity of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoites and schizonts

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Oviposition site selection by Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (Diptera: Culicidae) at coastal sites in Kenya

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor) & Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Seeing the forest for the trees: Tree species effects on soil microbial communities and nutrient cycling dynamics

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor) & Vesterdal, L. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis and Applications of Proline Derived Guanidine Catalysts in Asymmetric Michael Addition Reactions

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of Complex Sugar Mycolates of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The Function Of SPO11 In Human Cancer Cells

Supervisor: Stuart, N. (Supervisor), Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The effect of slurry processing on phosporus bioavailability and mobility

Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Qing, C. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The functional characterisation of TEX19 in human cancer cells and stem cells to explore clinical potential

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor) & Wakeman, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of nucleotide excision repair in providing resistance to the nucleoside analogue gemcitabine.

Supervisor: Hartsuiker, E. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of urban plant resources for health and food security in Kampala, Uganda

Supervisor: McDonald, M. (Supervisor), Raebild, A. (External person) (Supervisor) & Kehlenbeck, K. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Trihalomethane Formation in Drinking Water; Impact of Drought, Treatment Wetlands and Methods of Analysis

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor) & Murphy, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Valuation of non-market ecosystem services of forests: Preferences for Recreation, Effect of Childhood Experience, and the Role of Environmental Attitudes

Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor), Lundhede, T. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jacobsen, J. B. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A scalable approach for efficient and comparable characterisation of smallholder farming systems: The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey RHoMIS

Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An investigation of the process of microbial decomposition and the ‘enzymic latch’ mechanism in coastal wetland ecosystems

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Assessment of surface water quality and quantity in Great Zab river catchment, in the Kurdish region of Iraq

Supervisor: Bird, G. (Supervisor) & McDonald, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Disturbance and climate change risks to forest carbon sinks and potential management responses

Supervisor: Healey, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolution & Extinction of the Great Auk: A Palaeogenomic Approach

Supervisor: Knapp, M. (External person) (Supervisor), Carvalho, G. (Supervisor), Gilbert, M. T. (External person) (Supervisor), Stewart, J. (External person) (Supervisor) & Hofreiter, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Improving Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Through Novel Wood-based Panel Modifications

Supervisor: Ormondroyd, G. (Supervisor) & Curling, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigating the potential susceptibility of selected Malagasy species to the toxins produced by Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian Common Toad)

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The role of epidermal solutes in the control of stomatal movement

Supervisor: Tomos, A. (Supervisor) & Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Characterisation of novel genome regulation functions of the cancer-associated proteins Translin and Trax

Supervisor: Mcfarlane, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Conservation of U.K. dune system native Lacertidae species

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Natural regeneration models for Sitka spruce and other conifers in continuous cover forestry

Supervisor: Gibbons, J. (Supervisor) & Cahalan, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Riparian areas: Delineation and contribution to ecosystem service provision

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Williams, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Synthesis of an α-mycolic acid from Mycobacterium brumae containing a cis-alkene and an α-methyl-trans-alkene

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The role of local knowledge in developing context sensitive agroforestry options for smallholder farmers

Supervisor: Sinclair, F. (Supervisor) & Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Wool fibres for the sorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from indoor air

Supervisor: Ormondroyd, G. (Supervisor) & Curling, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

The use of Randomised Control Trials in evaluating conservation interventions/ the case of Watershared in the Bolivian Andes

Supervisor: Jones, J. P. G. (Supervisor), Gibbons, J. (Supervisor) & Asquith, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

An integrated approach to high-resolution modelling of a species range expansion using presence-only data: a case study on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A study of novel acidophilic Firmicutes and their potential applications in biohydrometallurgy

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Development of a novel integrated system for bioremediating and recovering transition metals from acid mine drainage

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Studies on the nervous system and arterial gland of the slug, Deroceras Reticulatum (Pulmonata, Limacoidea)

Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evaluation of Adaptive Traits in Rice for Low Phosphorus Environments

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide Based Conjugated Molecular and Polymeric Materials for Organic Electronics

Supervisor: Perepichka, I. (Supervisor) & Al-Dulayymi, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Fine chemicals from cashew nut shell liquid

Supervisor: Baird, M. (Supervisor) & Tomkinson, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Identification and testing of enzymes and prodrugs for use in directed enzyme prodrug therapy strategies for the treatment of cancer

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Investigation into the physical and chemical properties of soap bubbles with respect to their performance

Supervisor: Fitzsimmons-Thoss, V. (Supervisor) & Lahmann, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy